Hvöt

Old Norse Dictionary - hvöt

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvöt" (or hvǫt) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hvöt Old Norse word can mean:

hvöt (hvǫt): f., gen. hvatar, pl. hvatir, instigation, impulse, Al. 119, passim, as also in mod. usage, fram-hvöt, q. v.: alacrity, Lex. Poët.: names of poems, Guðrunar-hvöt, Sæm.; Húskarla-hvöt, Ó. H.

hvöt (hvǫt): COMPDS: hvatabuss, hvatamaðr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hvöt may be more accurately written as hvǫt.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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